China.
Contributors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.; SourceOECD (Online service)
Series: OECD rural policy reviews; OECD reviews of rural policy
Publisher: OECD
Published: 2009
Place of publication: [Paris]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
ISBN-13: 9789264059566
Subjects: Rural development -- China; Rural development -- Government policy -- China; China -- Rural conditions
Description: With more than 700 million residents living in rural areas, China is still a predominantly rural country. But despite substantial improvements in standards of living, the Chinese countryside is largely lagging behind. This report analyzes the key socio-economic forces at work in China's rural areas and discusses the current government strategy for rural development. It argues that in order to bridge rural-urban divides the current policy approach needs to go further in recognizing rural-urban complementarities beyond agriculture and that food-security targets need to be balanced with wider rural development objectives.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographic references.

Also available online.

In English, French and Chinese.
Table of contents: title: Profile of rural China; title: Policy assessment; title: Policy recommendations.